4th Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
In office 8 June 2010 – 31 June 2015
Preceded by
Maurice Iwu
Succeeded by
Amina Zakari
Personal details
Born
Attahiru Muhammadu Jega
(1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 (age 67) Jega, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kebbi State, Nigeria)
Occupation
Academic
professor
Attahiru Muhammadu Jega (pronunciationⓘ) CON (born 11 January 1957) is a Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano.[1] On 8 June 2010, he was nominated by then President Goodluck Jonathan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), subject to Senate confirmation, as a replacement foProfessorProfessoror Maurice Iwu, who vacated the post on 28 April 2010.[2]
Jega retired on 30 June 2015, handing over his position to Amina Zakari according to a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari.[3]
^"Attahiru Jega: The measure of excellence and integrity, By Toyin Falola". 6 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^Mohammed S. Shehu (9 June 2010). "Attahiru Jega a Radical at INEC". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
^Leadership Newspapers. "Jega Bows Out, Hand Over to Amina Zakari". Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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